Taipei Times
Date: Jul 21, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

Taiwan players and coaches said they are looking forward to battling fierce East Asian rivals Japan, South Korea and the Philippines when the 38th William Jones Cup basketball tournament gets under way on Saturday at the Sinjhuang Sports Complex in New Taipei City.

With the theme “Back to Honor” for this year’s tournament, nine teams, including the US — represented by California State University, Sacramento — Iran, Egypt and India, as well as the four East Asian entries, are to play in the week-long competition with the last game on July 31.

The Philippines are represented by Mighty Sports, a perennial powerhouse in the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League, who have three championships in the Republica Cup in 2013, 2014 and this year.     [FULL  STORY]